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Home My WebLink About5-19-25 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES47 48 49 50 51 52 53 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD MEETING May 19, 2025 Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road Board Members Present: Thomas Butler, Vice -Chair Sandy Dennis -Conlon Christine Hass John Licitra Danielle Hautaniemi John Duthie Fredric Villano Also Present: Kelly Geiger, Planning Clerk Mason Molesso, Planner, Joe Wetmore, TB Liaison Guy Krogh, Legal Counsel Public Present: Nolan Hatfield Sam Queen Anne Miller Melissa Miller-Fedrizzi Marylou Szabol Clayton Mabry Constance Mabry Vice -Chair Tom Butler opened the meeting at 6:30 pm. Action Items: Excused: Dean Shea, Chair Al Fiorille Project: Preliminary Plat Review of Minor Subdivision (2 Lots) of land at 655 Ridge Road Applicant: Pat Miller Location: 655 Ridge Rd Project Description: Minor subdivision of lands located at 655 Ridge Road into two parcels: Lot 1 (24.5 acres) and Lot 2 (6.75 acres). This project is located in the R2 zoning district SEQR: Unlisted Action — part 2 required Anticipated Action: Hold Public Hearing, complete SEQR pt. 2 form, issue conditions & approval Summary of Discussion: • Anne Miller and Melissa Miller-Fedrizzi were present to discuss this project • Number of lots, driveway access, number of units, wetland • Board approved the project RESOLUTION PB 25-12 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQRA) NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MINOR SUBDIVISION P L A T APPROVAL F O R 655 RIDGE ROAD TAX PARCEL # 25: 1-9.62 Page 1 of 7 WHEREAS an application was submitted for Minor Subdivision Plat review by Pat Miller, owner of 655 Ridge Road, for the proposed subdivision of the existing 30.62-acre lot, Tax parcel number 25.4-9.62, into 2 parcels: the new "Lot 2" (6.114 acers) and the parent "Lot 1" (24.501 acres). This property is located in R2 Residential Moderate Density zoning; and WHEREAS this is a proposed action reviewed under Town of Lansing Code § 235-6 Minor Subdivision, for which the respective completed applications were received March 25, 2025; and WHEREAS 6 NYCRR § 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") requires that a Lead Agency be established for conducting environmental review of projects in accordance with state environmental law and the Lead Agency shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for approving and funding or carrying out the action; and WHEREAS the Planning Board, being the local agency, which has primary responsibility for approving the action declares itself the Lead Agency for the review of this action under SEQRA; and WHEREAS the Planning Board has considered and carefully reviewed the requirements of the Town's local laws relative to subdivisions and the unique needs of the Town due to the topography, the soil types and distributions, and other natural and man-made features upon and surrounding the area of the proposed subdivision, and the Planning Board has also considered the Town's Comprehensive Plan and compliance therewith; and WHEREAS this Board, acting as Lead Agency in SEQRA reviews and accepts as adequate: "Subdivision Plat & Lot Line Adjustment F. Patrick Miller." prepared by Reagan Land Surveying and dated "NOV. 2006"; a Short Environmental Assessment Form (SEAF), Part 1, submitted by the Applicant, and Part 2, prepared by the Planning Staff; and other application materials; and WHEREAS this action is exempt from the General Municipal Law County Planning referral requirements of General Municipal Law ("GML") §§ 239-1, 239-m, and 239-n through an Inter - Governmental Agreement between the Tompkins County Planning Department and the Town of Lansing dated 24 November 2003, as "residential subdivisions of fewer than 5 lots all of which comply with local zoning standards and Tompkins County Sanitary Code requirements, and do not involve new local roads or streets directly accessing a State or county road" are excluded from GML referral requirements: and WHEREAS on 19 May 2025, the Planning Board reviewed and considered the aforementioned subdivision application in the Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York 14882 and duly held a public hearing on the minor subdivision application, and all evidence and comments were considered, along and together with the requirements of the Town's subdivision regulations, existing development in the surrounding area, the public facilities and services available, the Town's Comprehensive Plan and the Land Use Ordinance, site characteristics and issues, and any potential on- and off -site environmental impacts; and WHEREAS the Town of Lansing Planning Board, as the lead agency, has evaluated the potential unique impacts of such Subdivision upon the Town based upon the developmental patterns, topography, and unique natural and non -natural features of the Town of Lansing, including known streams, wetlands, UNAs, agricultural resources of value, and archeologically sensitive sites within or near the Minor Subdivision area, and determines the proposed project will result in no significant impact on the environment; and WHEREAS upon due consideration and deliberation by the Town of Lansing Planning Board; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing determines the proposed project will result in no significant impact on the environment and that a Negative Declaration for purposes of Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law be filed in accordance with the provisions of Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act for the action of Minor Subdivision approval for Town of Lansing Tax Parcel Number 25.4-9.62, for Pat Miller; and be it further Page 2 of 7 111 RESOLVED that the Town of Lansing Planning Board Grants Final Approval of the Application for a 112 Minor Subdivision of certain land at 655 Ridge Road, Lansing, New York, subject to the following 113 conditions: 114 115 1. The sealing and endorsement of such Minor Subdivision Final Plat by the PlanningBoard 116 Chair, thereafter, presenting and obtaining the signing of the plat by Tompkins County 117 Assessment Department stamp followed by filing in the Tompkins County Clerk's Office, 118 followed by provision of proof of such filing within the time limit requirements of 62 days 119 with the Town of Lansing Code Enforcement Office. 120 121 Dated: 19 May 2025 122 123 Motion by: Danielle Hautaniemi 124 Seconded by: John Licitra 125 126 VOTE AS FOLLOWS: 127 128 Tom Butler — Aye 129 Sandy Conlon - Aye 130 John Duthie - Aye 131 Al Fiorille - Absent 132 Christine Hass - Aye 133 Danielle Hautaniemi - Aye 134 John Licitra -Aye 135 Fredric Villano - Aye 136 Dean Shea - Absent 137 138 139 140 Proiect: Preliminary Plat Review of Minor Subdivision (2 Lots) of land at 372 Holden Road 141 Applicant: Nolan Hatfield 142 Location: 372 Holden Road 143 Project Description: Minor subdivision of lands located at 372 Holden Road into two parcels: the 144 new "Parcel C" (2.68 acres) and remaining "Parent Parcel" (27.6 acres). This project is located in the 145 AG zoning district 146 SEQR: Unlisted Action — part 2 required 147 Anticipated Action: Hold Public Hearing, complete SEQR pt. 2 fonn, issue conditions & approval 148 149 Summary of Discussion: 150 • Nolan Hatfield was present to discuss this project 151 • Current subdivision and possible future subdivision of one acre lot 152 • Board approved current subdivision 153 154 155 156 RESOLUTION PB 25-13 157 158 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION 159 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQRA) NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND 160 MINOR SUBDIVISION P L A T APPROVAL F O R 161 372 HOLDEN ROAD TAX PARCEL # 4.4-9 162 163 WHEREAS an application was submitted for Minor Subdivision Plat review by Nolan Hatfield, on behalf 164 of the owners of 372 Holden Road, for the proposed subdivision of the existing 30.32-acre lot, Tax parcel 165 number 4.4-9, into 2 parcels: the new "Parcel C" (2.68 acers) and the remaining "Parent Lot" (27.64 acres). Page 3 of 7 This property is located in AG zoning district; and WHEREAS this is a proposed action reviewed under Town of Lansing Code § 235-6 Minor Subdivision, for which the respective applications were received March 20, 2025; and WHEREAS 6 NYCRR § 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") requires that a Lead Agency be established for conducting environmental review of projects in accordance with state environmental law and the Lead Agency shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for approving and funding or carrying out the action; and WHEREAS the Planning Board, being the local agency, which has primary responsibility for approving the action declares itself the Lead Agency for the review of this action under SEQRA; and WHEREAS the Planning Board has considered and carefully reviewed the requirements of the Town's local laws relative to subdivisions and the unique needs of the Town due to the topography, the soil types and distributions, and other natural and man-made features upon and surrounding the area of the proposed subdivision, and the Planning Board has also considered the Town's Comprehensive Plan and compliance therewith; and WHEREAS this Board, acting as Lead Agency in SEQRA reviews and accepts as adequate: "Subdivision Plat Willet Dairy, LLC. to be conveyed to Nolan Hatfield" prepared by Ian Sheive Land Surveying and dated "2/23/24"; a Short Environmental Assessment Form (SEAF), Part 1, submitted by the Applicant, and Part 2, prepared by the Planning Staff, and WHEREAS this action is exempt from the General Municipal Law County Planning referral requirements of General Municipal Law ("GML") §§ 239-1, 239-m, and 239-n through an Inter - Governmental Agreement between the Tompkins County Planning Department and the Town of Lansing dated 24 November 2003, as "residential subdivisions of fewer than 5 lots all of which comply with local zoning standards and Tompkins County Sanitary Code requirements, and do not involve new local roads or streets directly accessing a State or county road" are excluded from GML referral requirements: and WHEREAS on 19 May 2025, the Planning Board reviewed and considered the aforementioned subdivision application in the Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York 14882 and duly held a public hearing on the minor subdivision application, and all evidence and comments were considered, along and together with the requirements of the Town's subdivision regulations, existing development in the surrounding area, the public facilities and services available, the Town's Comprehensive Plan and the Land Use Ordinance, site characteristics and issues, and any potential on- and off -site environmental impacts; and WHEREAS the Town of Lansing Planning Board, as the lead agency, has evaluated the potential unique impacts of such Subdivision upon the Town based upon the developmental patterns, topography, and unique natural and non -natural features of the Town of Lansing, including known streams, wetlands, UNAs, agricultural resources of value, and archeologically sensitive sites within or near the Minor Subdivision area, and determines the proposed project will result in no significant impact on the environment; and WHEREAS upon due consideration and deliberation by the Town of Lansing Planning Board; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing determines the proposed project will result in no significant impact on the environment and that a Negative Declaration for purposes of Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law be filed in accordance with the provisions of Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act for the action of Minor Subdivision approval for Town of Lansing Tax Parcel Number 4.-1-9, for Nolan Hatfield; and be it further RESOLVED that the Town of Lansing Planning Board Grants Final Approval of the Application for a Page 4 of 7 223 Minor Subdivision of certain land at 372 Holden Road, Lansing, New York, subject to the following 224 conditions: 225 226 1. The sealing and endorsement of such Minor Subdivision Final Plat by the PlanningBoard 227 Chair, thereafter, presenting and obtaining the signing of the plat by Tompkins County 228 Assessment Department stamp followed by filing in the Tompkins County Clerk's Office, 229 followed by provision of proof of such filing within the time limit requirements of 62 days 230 with the Town of Lansing Code Enforcement Office. 231 232 Dated: 19 May 2025 233 234 Motion by: Sandy Conlon 235 Seconded by: Christine Hass 236 237 VOTE AS FOLLOWS: 238 239 Tom Butler - Aye 240 Sandy Conlon - Aye 241 John Duthie - Aye 242 Al Fiorille - Absent 243 Christine Hass -Aye 244 Danielle Hautaniemi -Aye 245 John Licitra -Aye 246 Fredric Villano - Aye 247 Dean Shea - Absent 248 249 Project: Site Plan Review of 1173 Auburn Road 250 Applicant: Michelle Zirbel, owner 251 Location: 1173 Auburn Road 252 Project Description: Site Plan Review of a 40' x 16' restaurant addition. This project is located in the 253 AG zoning district 254 SEQR: Type II action (617.5(C)(9) 255 Anticipated Action: Review project, determine if Public Hearing is necessary & schedule if so, if not 256 Public Hearing render final determination and any conditions of approval 257 258 Summary of Discussion: 259 • Michelle Zirbel was present to discuss this project 260 • Storage for catering, prep area with ovens on 1st floor, bathroom and office on 2nd floor 261 • Board approved the project 262 263 264 RESOLUTION PB 25-14 265 266 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION 267 SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RESTAURANT ADDITION 268 1173 AUBURN ROAD, TAX PARCEL NO. 6.4-18, AS 269 WHEREAS an application was submitted for a site plan approval by Michelle L Zirbel, Owner, for the 270 construction of a 2-story addition (640 sf footprint) to the existing 2,624 sq. ft. restaurant on the existing .42- 271 acre Tax Parcel No. 6.4-18 (1173 Auburn Rd), located in the Rural Agricultural (RA) Zoning District; and 272 273 WHEREAS this is a proposed action reviewed under Town of Lansing Zoning Code 274 § 270-36 - Site Plan Review, for which the completed application was received 20 April 2025; and 275 276 WHEREAS this action was determined to be a Type II Action under 6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(9) of the State 277 Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"); and 278 WHEREAS the Planning Board did on October 25, 2021, review and accept as adequate: "Elevations" Al, Page 5 of 7 dated 9/30/2021, Prepared by Gary Bush; "31) Views" A2, dated 9/30/2021, Prepared by Gary Bush; "Project Maps" Cl, dated 9/30/2021, Prepared by Gary Bush; "Site Plan" C2, dated 9/30/2021, Prepared by Gary Bush; and other application materials; and WHEREAS project plans, and related information, were duly delivered to the Tompkins County Planning and Sustainability Department per General Municipal Law § 239; et seq., and such Department responded in a letter dated 25 April 2025 from Katherine Borgella, Tompkins County Commissioner of Planning, pursuant to §239 -1, -m, and -n of the New York State General Municipal Law with no recommendations on the proposal; and WHEREAS the Planning Board has considered and carefully reviewed the requirements of the Zoning Law relative to site plan review, the unique needs of the Town due to the topography, the soil types and distribution, and other natural and man-made features upon and surrounding the area of the proposed site plan, and the Planning Board has also considered the zoning in the area and the project in light of the Town's Comprehensive Plan and compliance therewith, and as the underlying use is a permitted use in the zone in which located; and WHEREAS upon due consideration and deliberation by the Town of Lansing Planning Board; I►111 1A01,101; 04017;SDo:3AY8k5l]D Y1)kilti 3 13 That the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby grant Site Plan approval for the construction of a 2-story addition (640 sf footprint) to the existing 2,624 sq. ft. restaurant, located Town of Lansing Tax Parcel Number 6.4-18, to Michelle Zirbel, Owner, subject to the following specifications and conditions: 1. In accordance with Town Code§ 270-27(K), this site plan approval is valid for only 36 months from the date hereof, and the applicant/ owner is required to commence and substantially complete the construction or other activities for which the site plan is applicable within said 36 months or this approval shall, unless extended upon application timely made, expire, lapse, and be of no further validity, force or effect. Dated: 19 May 2025 Motion by: John Licitra Seconded by: Christine Hass VOTE AS FOLLOWS: Tom Butler - Aye Sandy Conlon - Aye John Duthie - Aye Al Fiorille - Absent Christine Hass - Aye Danielle Hautaniemi -Aye John Licitra - Aye Fredric Villano - Aye Dean Shea - Absent 324 325 Proiect: Preliminary Plat Review of Minor Subdivision — 0 Ridge Road 326 Applicant: Clayton Marby, owner 327 Location: 0 Ridge Road 328 Project Description: Minor subdivision of lands located at 0 Ridge Road into two parcels: the new 329 "Parcel B" (8.923 acres) and remaining parent "Parcel A" (33.044 acres). This project is located in the 330 AG zoning district 331 SEQR: Unlisted Action — part 2 required 332 Anticipated Action: Preliminary plat review, schedule Public Hearing for June's meeting 333 Summary of Discussion: 334 • Clayton and Constance Mabry, Melissa Miller-Fedrizzi were present to discuss this project Page 6 of 7 335 • Divide acreage into 2 lots, hunting, single residence, road frontage 336 • Board scheduled Public Hearing for June 23rd 337 338 Project: Sketch Plan Review of 0 Sun Path Road 339 Applicant: Nate Cooke 340 Location: 0 Sun Path 341 Project Description: Sketch Plan review of 0 Sun Path 342 SEQR: N/A 343 Anticipated Action: Sketch Plan review of project 344 345 Summary of Discussion: 346 • Applicant did not show 347 • Board asked Guy Krogh to brief them on the project 348 • Connector Roads, sketch plan, history of project 349 350 Other Business: 351 352 Adiourn Meeting 353 Meeting adjourned at the call of the Planning Board Chair at 7:22 pm. 354 Minutes Taken and Executed by Kelly Geiger 355 356 Access to public documents available online at: 357 Planning Board Email tolcodes(u,lansin2town.com 358 Town Website https://www.lansin2town.com Page 7 of 7